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01.11.2006 | Case Report
Acute dermatomyositis with subcutaneous generalized edema
verfasst von:
Gláucio R. Werner de Castro, Simone Appenzeller, Manoel B. Bértolo, Lílian T. L. Costallat
Erschienen in:
Clinical Rheumatology
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Ausgabe 6/2006
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Abstract
The authors report a 40-year-old Caucasian man with relapsing muscle and skin involvement of dermatomyositis treated with high-dose corticosteroids, taken orally, and methotrexate and human gamma globulin, both administered intravenously. After 4 months of aggressive treatment, he presented with generalized edema, considered secondary to dermatomyositis. Aggressive immunosuppression did not stop disease progression. The literature concerning anasarca due to inflammatory myopathies is revised.